AICHR Indonesia – AGENDA Consultative Meetings with stakeholders on Disability RAP

On Feb 2 and 3, Dr. Dinna Wisnu, Indonesian Representative to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) organized dialogue meetings with representatives from Government of Indonesia and Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs). These dialogues aim to inform all stakeholders about the results from the first AICHR Task Force meeting for the preparation of the draft of the Regional Plan of Actions on mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in three community pillars of Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN), which was successfully organized in Bangkok, Thailand from 5 to 6 December 2016. Apart from it, the meetings also aim to generate inputs from the Government and DPOs about several priority of actions for mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities, especially for the Political Security Pillar of the ASEAN. Eleven representatives from the Government and 20 representatives from DPOs participated in the activities. Lily Purba, Chairperson of ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) also had a chance to involved in a dialogue with representatives from DPOs at the second day of the meeting. AICHR Indonesia will organize regular dialogue on disability with all stakeholders, especially during the process of the development of the RPA by the AICHR Task Force this year.